Basketball RB vs ACC - ID# 434

Riverside Brookfield

Live Event Coverage Sports

Entry Description

This is a 3 minute excerpt of the beginning of the second quarter of a live broadcast Basketball game between Riverside Brookfield Bulldogs and the ACC Knights. The RB Bulldogs in this matchup are trying to overcome their long stretch of losses, but start to show a spark in this second quarter of action and make a light at the end of the tunnel for their long season.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 3/27 9:28 pm - Good job of following the action up and down the court. Not a fan of using the camera underneath the basket to follow the RB point guard bringing the ball up. Play-by-play is ok but would have been better if he knew some names on the opposing team.
• 3/7 10:51 am - At :13, the camera does a fast pan while that camera is still live. Audio levels at the beginning of the clip are a little low and are brought up as the play goes on. Despite a couple of minor stumbles, I felt the announcers did a good job telling the story on the court. They interacted well with each other. The shot choices were good and helped to tell a decent story of what was happening on the court. However, the framing of some of the shots was, in my opinion, a little off. The wide shot should have been just a bit wider - there were times as the camera panned that we lost the play. Had the shot been wider, the play wouldn’t have been lost. And if it were wider, we could see more of the players on the bottom of the screen as they move down the court. There should be more of a distinction between the wide shot and the medium/tight shots from the cameras on the floor - that distinction wasn’t great.

Judge 1

Positives: Graphics are very good. Play by play/color announcers work very well together.

Improvements: Avoid overcutting, especially during quick floor movement. Stay wide and let it play out. Ambient sound a little low in mix, overall audio a bit muddy. Replay

Judge 2

Positives: Great audio quality... sounded very professional. Pretty decent play by play as well. Generally, the camera work was good.

Improvements: While camera work was good, there were a few odd cuts during the broadcast.

Judge 3

Positives: For the most part, I like that the Director was able to say on the wide shot at times where I know it gets easy to switch just to switch. Most productions at this level do not have as many camera to choose from, so switching because you have been on the wide shot too long is not always the answer. Good job.

Improvements: For the talent, early on it seemed they were forcing too many side stories in during the break in action. Also, since it is not radio, you don't need to spell out every pass--especially if you are just going to say their uniform number. You need to state their name. For example, "Number 10 Kyle Cerzak hits the 3" should have just been a slight pause (find the name) and then state who hit the 3. Also, I heard "that was a brick" and "gotta make that" as analysis. The color person has to be careful here, since more than likely, the players on the court have more skill than the announcer. Instead of "brick" you can say "not close" and instead of "gotta make that" you can say something like "that was a good look he likely would want back".

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